Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEWe read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give.
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Still people are dangerous.
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Foxes are all tail, and women all tongue.
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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness.
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If every man works at that for which nature fitted him, the cows will be well tended.
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Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it.
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Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
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Dressed in the lion’s skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.
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Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
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The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face?
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It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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People who make no noise are dangerous.
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Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.
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A cheerful mind is a vigorous mind.
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